Category Archives: United Kingdom

Welcome back to Charming Places — a series in which I talk about the places I stay. From B&B’s, hotels and guesthouses to apartments and farm stays, I’ll give my honest thoughts on these spaces. I’ve found that the accommodation I choose to stay often directly affects how I feel about a particular destination. And how I…

So I promised another post on Northern Ireland — specifically the Giant’s Causeway. Here you go! On my second full day in Northern Ireland I decided to go to the Giant’s Causeway. This is probably THE top site in Northern Ireland. I was thinking of hitting this site late in the day as the…

One of the places I didn’t have time to write about was Northern Ireland or “The North” as it’s often referred to by those from the Republic of Ireland. So I’m going to cover my time there in a couple of posts. Let’s clarify this first. The Republic of Ireland is typically just referred…

When I say England I’m sure you think of London, royal castles and quaint villages in the country side. Maybe you think of prestigious university towns like Oxford and Cambridge. And while I’m all about visiting those places, the destination at the top of my list is decidedly not very English — Hadrian’s Wall. “What?…

So, when I say Europe, I bet you don’t think of national parks, do you? I’m sure when you think of Europe, you think of grand cities like Paris and Rome. You think of gorgeous works of art by Van Gogh and Monet. Architecture by Gaudi or Brunelleschi. And you probably think of small…